Box for posting saddle?

[Ben2684]

Does anyone know where you can order boxes from for posting saddles? A friend got me B&Q’s largest moving box and it’s way too small

 

[Meredith]

I got the biggest boxes I could find and built one big box from them. Make sure you have effective gaffer tape.

 

[splashgirl45]

i saw some on facebook a while ago but cant remember where, it may have been on all things horsey harlow, have you tried e bay, they usually have everything on there..

 

[Asha]

have you tried a removals/storage company ,they usually have something robust. Plus lots of bubble wrap, and fragile tape

 

[Ben2684]

eBay! Why didn’t I think of that

boxes ordered thanks guys

 

[beingachicken]

For future, I got a horse rug box from a local saddlery, one they had deliveries of turnouts In so was plenty big enough

 

[Fransurrey]

Just put out a request on Freecycle, Trashnothing or your local selling page. I got one in this way from someone who'd had a recent delivery of a kitchen appliance. I did a search and found her ad.

 

[TPO]

Mine are ordered from eBay too

 

[sbloom]

Please don't use massive boxes, the very best way to package is usually in a box about 50cm squared, here's my video on packing saddles, you can wrap/fill the space more than this, but these are the basics:

https://www.facebook.com/video.php?v=1636006466447944

 

[splashgirl45]

very interesting, thankyou,

 

[Wonderlander]

I go to Tesco and ask for their multi pack crisp boxes and they are more than happy to give them to me, but i do have to catch them re stocking day. I can fit a 17.5 GP MW in the Monster Munch box!

 

[sbloom]

I go to Tesco and ask for their multi pack crisp boxes and they are more than happy to give them to me, but i do have to catch them re stocking day. I can fit a 17.5 GP MW in the Monster Munch box!

Be really careful, they're usually single walled ie one layer of corrugation, you really want two layers, even then the boxes can get mullered occasionally. Removal boxes are generally the ones to go for.

 

[cowgirl16]

OK - that's pretty straight forward. But what about a western saddle? I've got 2 I'll be selling soon - any useful tips about sending those?